Ortega v. State

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2016 Ark. 372

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-16-106 Opinion Delivered: November 3, 2016 THOMAS CONAN ORTEGA APPEAL FROM THE GARLAND V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [26CR-14-533] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE MARCIA R. HEARNSBERGER, JUDGE AFFIRMED. ROBIN F. WYNNE, Associate Justice Thomas Conan Ortega appeals his conviction for rape, for which he was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and argues that the trial court erred when it refused to submit the jury verdict form by interrogatories.…